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Wow, I stand corrected. I had never actually seen (noticed?) the 311359 listed so early. I did buy mine for use in a 32-20 low wall Winchester, so I shouldn’t be surprised, I guess. I wonder where I stashed mine? :? :?
Froggie

Ken,
I’d love to see an image of the press with some item of known size next to it. The design is so perfectly scaled that without such size reference, it just looks like any other C type press!
BTW, what was the weight of the later, cast...

327 Federal Magnum with a fairly fast twist. Shootable wth 32 S&W, 32 S&W Long, 32 H&R (almost magnum) and the designated 327 FM. In addition, with the extractor arrangement on the #3, you could probably shoot 32 ACP in it as well. The existing...

WALLNUTT, I use mine much the same way as far as pre-processing on a “big” press. Then I batch process the prepped cases... flare all case mouths, add powder to all, seat bullets and crimp all. That goes a lot faster than twisting the turret to...

I’ll be curious to know how the 358156, a traditional design for old fashioned grease and wax type lube will do in a PC environment. Sounds like an interesting line of experimentation. :coffee:
Froggie

If the #55 will move, that is if it's not rusted and frozen in place, it gives a good boost to the value. The press itself is the older production with a bit less leverage. Depending on what you want to do with it, it should be OK. I'm assuming...

Gee Ken, If most people realized they were beginning to think like an amphibian, they would be concerned. Aren't you? ;)
I have been trying to figure out the corporate thought patterns at Lyman for about three decades now, and it seems like...

From the title of this thread, I also thought we might be discussing Ray Thompson, the man credited with designing this bullet. What I have heard about him is that he was a park ranger or game warden or some similar career and designed the bullet...

IIRC, the Lyman hand press didn't last that long... of course the niche was small and somewhat crowded. I got the impression that unless they could grab a big market share fast, Lyman would leave this type of niche after a short production run. ...

My first .44 Magnum (Super Blackhawk) was acquired many, many years ago in a gun trade. It was one of the first 5000 made. For years it was the most accurate handgun off a bench at 100 yards in our gun club. I still have it and it's a dandy. It...

Randy,
Thanks for that great summary of your development of your press. I have to admit I was a little surprised to read that you did it without having an original Decker or HDS in hand to help visualize where you wanted to go with the finished...

I got my first MP mould in a group buy that was just wrapping up, so it came in fast and was jewel-like in its manufacture. My second one came from another group buy that dragged on about forever, but once again the mould was great when I finally...

With its SWC design the 357156 loads easily with speedloaders into a revolver chamber, then prints well on the target with its square, full diameter shoulder. Its flat nose makes it good for hunting as well as self defense. If you want to drive it...

This will seem little, but my first press was a Tru-Line Jr given to my dad and me by a favorite uncle (when he moved up to an All American) sometime in the early 1970s. It’s still bolted to a corner of the loading bench and currently dedicated to...

So the Colt’s chambering is “Colt 32 New Police,” right? That is dimensionally the same as 32 S&W Long but allowed Colt to avoid admitting that they were using their competitor’s more popular chambering. I’ve had fairly good luck with the loads of...

To make any kind of meaningful determination, the price being asked is an important piece of information. There’s not a whole lot that can go wrong with a TL Jr, although I’ve seen some that had been pretty badly abused. You do know there are two...

Friend Beagle said pretty much what I was thinking except that I haven’t seen the need to remove the GC groove... I’m more DGD (don’t give a ****) than OCD where I can’t see an immediate benefit. It’s also nice to have the option of adding the GC if...

Larry, I remember having a couple of copies of that very brochure many moons ago. Thanks for posting that key page. Let's see, Green Dot, green ink, just in time for St Patrick's day... we have a winnah! :mrgreen:
I was hoping against hope...

I voted for Alliant because for all around general reloading, I could get by with Bullseye, Unique and 2400 for a whole bunch of the metallic reloading I do, and Green Dot for most of the shotgunning. That said, for some specific applications...

I assume this is the same set of handles discussed over on "Casting and Reloading Hand Tools." Did we finally decide it is one of the handle sets drilled and tapped to the larger size 310 dies, such as 348?
Froggie

What Magnet Man said! I can just about guarantee that if you ignore the bullet mould you can use the handles just as though they were modern handles with the adaptor for 30-30 etc locked in place. Just as a suggestion, if I were using a modern die...

Thanks for noting the extra feature of a single adjustable die... of course this is a seating die, but with the decapping spud, it was all you needed. The good news is that you could also get a set of 32-40 dies to make all kinds of adjustments as...

While well worn, it looks like you have what might be a good working example of the original type Ideal tool... the bullet mould is probably pretty close to the Ideal 319247 which was standard for the cartridge and weighed about 165 grains. In...

Wow, Larry! Did you know Wyatt Earp personally? :kidding:
Snakes are really scary to hopping members of the amphibian persuasion... but if a frog has a gun in his pocket he doesn't have to be afraid of snakes! :mrgreen:
Your Phriendly 'Phibian

Just to make the original topic of this thread a little more difficult to unravel, around the end of the 19th Century Winchester was apparently a little lackadaisical about caliber markings. I have an original high wall with a musket weight round...

As I was scrolling through the responses I was framing a response of my own until I read #8 from JBinMN. He said basically the same things I was thinking. As more of the posts unwound, the only thing I still feel I need to add. Although I...

I have that same upgraded Dillon 450 ->550 that my Dad left me. He upgraded the 450 as far as it would go, then ordered the conversion frame and Voila! just like Johnnie Cash’s Cadillac, “one piece at a time” he had gotten the object of his...